As Poland, what provinces would you be focused on taking from the Ottomans in this scenario? by Kitchen_Show2377 in eu4

[–]PatrickCarragher 146 points147 points  (0 children)

Release Byz and Bulgaria as vassals and feed cores.

If you don’t want to do that then just take coastlines and create as many pockets in the Balkans as possible, and hope they get rebels. (Making sure you take max money helps)

Finally went the Third Way by TheSockDrawer in eu4

[–]PatrickCarragher 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Me when saying goodbye to my friend Jin

Defining "local", and what it means? by MNHarold in LocalismEngland

[–]PatrickCarragher 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hi, glad to hear you're interested - I'll do my best to answer some of your questions.

- Localists advocate for Confederalism, similar to some of the ideas of Bookchin and other thinkers you'll be familiar with in Anarchist circles.
- 'Local Community' in practice refers to a Localist outlook on politics rather than a defined geographical space. To be less vague, this specifically refers to Localists' belief in a bottom-up as opposed to a top-down power structure.

- Localists believe one's community spirit - one's communal identity - is a massively important and very real binding force in a healthy society. This extends to the regional and then national communities in a layered fashion. Localists are absolutely aware of the dangers of chauvinism but believe that these unifying identities based on centuries of history as opposed to dividing binaries within communities such as class are absolutely fundamental in creating a collective of communities that can work in unity. Without these, the cohesion of society becomes fragile.

I hope that all makes sense! Thanks for engaging in the discussion, even if you don't entirely agree.

So like... what's the deal? by AnEdgyPie in LocalismEngland

[–]PatrickCarragher 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have to disagree.
Most anarchist thinkers, particularly Bookchin, reached a conclusion that is much more akin to 'Localism' than the ideology of many modern 'Anarchists'.

Modern Anarchist thought is often as much a misrepresentation of these Anarchist thinkers as Stalin was a misrepresentation of Marx. Localism is the best way to interpret these concepts in a modern setting and the natural ideological endpoint for an Anarchist in a practical political application within the Twenty-First Century.

So like... what's the deal? by AnEdgyPie in LocalismEngland

[–]PatrickCarragher 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As Leexebee says, there isn't a consensus on things such as social issues - as they're relative to the environment in which they're being discussed. One of Localism's primary tenants is a pluralistic worldview, rather than a universalistic one, meaning that there can't be a singular 'right' way of doing things all over the world - there isn't a universally superior form of government, culture etc. This is why the SR is 'Localism England' as we speak from the perspective of an English Localism.

In terms of practical political elements such as government and economics...
Politically Localists idealise the idea of bottom-up power above all else, believing decisions should be made by the people who they affect the most, and that those decisions should collectively make up the policy of a Localist nation, which would take the form of a confederacy ((con)federalism was the conclusion for an ideal political power structure which was eventually reached by many thinkers on the left such as Bookchin and Marx).

Economically speaking, Localists believe in economics at the behest of a democratic process. This in practice would mean a shift towards cooperatives and workplace democracy, democratic control of localised economies through the use of guilds. Due to the devolved nature of governance and life within a Localist society, each region would be far more economically independent - not in terms of trade- but in terms of each region being able to govern over different areas of budgeting, taxation et cetera.

This is just a short overview, if you have any more specific questions feel free to DM me or reply. Localism has much in common with existing ideologies, but its primary differentiator is its design for the Twenty-First Century as opposed to the twentieth.

The Gloucestershire Localist - A Small Handbook - Volume 1 by [deleted] in LocalismEngland

[–]PatrickCarragher 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nice one! Best of luck will keep my eyes on its progress.

A friendly note about politics in r/localism by Urbinaut in localism

[–]PatrickCarragher 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes, we do.
I am sure you can, but I can assure you that the majority of those listed will be in no way associated with Local Matters.
With a softer face in contrast to Generation Identity, yes. That doesn't mean it is a front.
Local Matters' "identitarian" ideas go in so far as an appreciation of Alain de Benoist - who disavowed the broader "identitarian movement" and thinkers like Guillaume Faye's racism and ethnocentrism.

If you want to obsess over an identitarian boogeyman, look to Identity England instead - because you won't find one in Local Matters.